Table 1 Patients' demographic characteristics
From: Validation of the diabetes, hypertension and hyperlipidemia (DHL) knowledge instrument in Malaysia
No. of patients (n = 77) | ||
|---|---|---|
Gender [n (%)] | ||
Female | 37 (48.1) | |
Male | 40 (51.9) | |
Mean age ± SD (years) [range] | 62.53 ± 10.97 [25-82] | |
Ethnicity [n (%)] | ||
Malay | 11 (14.3) | |
Chinese | 21 (27.3) | |
Indian | 45 (58.4) | |
Mean BMI ± SD (kg/m2) [range]** | 27.17 ± 4.69 [17.7-51.9] | |
BMI range [n (%)]** | ||
< 18.5 (underweight) | 1 (1.4) | |
18.5-24.9 (normal) | 21 (30.0) | |
25.0-29.9 (overweight) | 33 (47.1) | |
>/= 30 (obese) | 15 (21.4) | |
Level of education | ||
≤ 6 years of education (none or primary) | 3(3.9) | |
12 years of education (secondary) | 38 (49.4) | |
≥ 15 years of education (diploma/tertiary) | 36 (46.8) | |
Monthly income (RM) [n (%)] | ||
None | 58 (75.3) | |
< 1000 | 2 (2.6) | |
1000-3000 | 9 (11.7) | |
3001-5000 | 6 (7.8) | |
5001-10,000 | 2 (2.6) | |
Currently employed [n (%)] | 19 (24.7) | |
Mean duration of diabetes ± SD (years) [range] | 19.72 ± 9.98 [3-47] | |
Exercising ≥ 3 times per week [n (%)] | 49 (64.5) |